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Dozens Killed as Ugandan Forces Clash With Tribal Militias

Tribal Tension Has Been Building in Oil-Rich Region Near Congolese Border

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Nicholas Bariyo

Updated July 6, 2014 9:22 a.m. ET

KAMPALA, Uganda—Ugandan troops repelled a series of attacks near the western border with Congo, killing at least 41 gunmen in what security officials said Sunday was an unsuccessful uprising by tribal militias in the oil-rich region.

Militias armed with spears, guns and machetes assaulted army and police installations starting Saturday in the three border districts of Kasese, Bundibugyo and Ntoroko, according to army spokesman Lt. Col. Paddy Ankunda. The attackers killed at least 12 people, including three policemen.